Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

debt trap

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables: debt -trap
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities, compelling to them to incur new debt to repay existing ones.

Etymology

From debt + trap.

Inflected Forms

debt traps (plural)

Phrases

debt trap diplomacy

Questions

What does debt trap mean?: A situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities, compelling to them to incur new debt to repay existing ones.
Where does debt trap come from?: From debt + trap.

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